Utopia
Subtitle: Thomas More
Contributors: Clarence H. Miller (Translator)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: March 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9780300084283
Subjects: Constitution: government & the state; Other prose: 16th to 18th centuries; Political science & theory; Renaissance & Humanist philosophy; More, Thomas, Sir, Saint 1478-1535; Utopias; Philosophy; English; History & Surveys - Medieval; Political Ideologies - Communism & Socialism; Philosophy / Medieval; Movements - Humanism; Early works to 1800
Description: "First published in 1516, Thomas More's Utopia is one of the most important works of European humanism. Through the voice of the mysterious traveler Raphael Hythloday, More describes a pagan, communist city-state governed by reason.

Addressing such issues as religious pluralism, women's rights, state-sponsored education, colonialism, and justified warfare, Utopia seems remarkably contemporary nearly five centuries after it was written, and it remains a foundational text in philosophy and political theory.".

"Preeminent More scholar Clarence H. Miller does justice to the full range of More's rhetoric in this new translation. Professor Miller includes a helpful introduction that outlines some of the important problems and issues that Utopia raises, and also provides informative commentary to assist the reader throughout this challenging and rewarding exploration of the meaning of political community."--BOOK JACKET.